François Lesure

François Lesure
François Lesure
	Lesure ca. 1990
Born	23 May 1923; 7th arrondissement of Paris, France
Died	21 June 2001 (aged 78); 6th arrondissement of Paris, France
Education	Sorbonne; École nationale des chartes; Conservatoire de Paris; École pratique des hautes études;
Occupations	Musicologist; Librarian;
Awards	Ordre des Arts et des Lettres; Chevalier de l'ordre national du Mérite; Knight of the Legion of Honour;

François-Marie Lesure (23 May 1923 – 21 June 2001) was a French musicologist and librarian. He specialised in the life and œuvre of Claude Debussy, but also wrote numerous bibliographies, studies in the sociology of music and historical French topics.

Lesure was long-associated with the Bibliothèque nationale de France, where he was initially a music curator and later head of the music department.